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TexasTowelie

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Sun Dec 26, 2021, 08:26 PM Dec 2021

Kentucky Witches Called To Curse Sen. Joe Manchin Over His Refusal To Support Biden's Spending Bill [View all]

Lots of people are cursing U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin right now. But a group of witches apparently want to actually place a curse on the Democratic West Virginia lawmaker.

They’re calling for fellow witches to gather at The Witches’ Tree in Old Louisville tonight for a solstice ceremony in opposition to Manchin.

But why do activists in Kentucky want to curse an out-of-state lawmaker? Manchin is a key vote in getting President Joe Biden’s $2.2 trillion social spending bill passed. The Build Back Better Act contains money for child care subsidies, fighting climate change and lowering the cost of prescription drugs, among other things. But Manchin said on Sunday that he doesn’t plan to support it.

A Facebook page for Louisville’s Witches’ Tree is promoting tonight’s Solstice Curse for Joe Manchin. The Witches’ Tree is a landmark in Old Louisville that is the source of an urban legend involving witches.

Read more: https://www.leoweekly.com/2021/12/kentucky-witches-called-to-curse-sen-joe-manchin-over-his-refusal-to-support-bidens-spending-bill/

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